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le volant |
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| steering wheel (m) | |
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Prends le volant.
Take the wheel. |
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Prenez le volant.
Take the wheel. |
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Qui est au volant ?
Who's at the wheel? |
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Une voiture a un volant.
A car has one steering wheel. |
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Une bagnole a un volant.
A car has one steering wheel. |
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Une voiture a un volant.
A car has a steering wheel. |
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Une bagnole a un volant.
A car has a steering wheel. |
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Laisse les mains sur le volant.
Keep your hands on the wheel. |
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Une jeune fille était au volant.
A young girl was at the steering wheel. |
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Laissez les mains sur le volant.
Keep your hands on the wheel. |
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Garde les deux mains sur le volant.
Keep both hands on the steering wheel. |
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Si vous êtes saoul ne prenez pas le volant.
If you're drunk don't take the wheel of a car. |
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Il s'est endormi au volant et a eu un accident.
He fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident. |
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Il s'est endormi au volant et a eu un accident.
He fell asleep behind the wheel and had an accident. |
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Elle s'est endormie au volant et a eu un accident.
She fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident. |
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Hideo tourna vivement le volant pour éviter le cycliste.
Hideo turned the steering wheel sharply to avoid the bicyclist. |
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Les voitures britanniques et japonaises ont le volant à droite.
British and Japanese cars have steering wheels on the right side. |
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Il est inconcevable que tu parles au téléphone tandis que tu es derrière le volant.
It's inconceivable that you would talk on the phone whilst behind the wheel. |
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Il est inconcevable que vous parliez au téléphone tandis que vous êtes derrière le volant.
It's inconceivable that you would talk on the phone whilst behind the wheel. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

